Overview
- Maricopa County deputies were called to Lake Pleasant shortly after 6:30 p.m. on June 15 after witnesses reported a man floating on a tube had not been seen for about 10 minutes.
- Responders found the round inflatable tube washed up on the shoreline and reported that witnesses said the tube had popped.
- Witnesses told deputies the man was not wearing a life vest, and crews including sheriff’s helicopters and deputies have been searching near the boat ramp and on the water.
- Investigators have not released the missing man’s name and the exact circumstances that led to his disappearance remain unknown as the search and investigation continue.
- Lake Pleasant is a busy recreational reservoir and this case highlights how quickly flotation devices can fail and how not wearing a life vest increases the risk in open water.